All 14 competitors slated for Monday’s DREAM.10 event have hit the
scales in preparation for the show, and all have finally made weight. But one very high-profile fighter struggled to get there.

Welterweight grand prix semifinalist Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, a Japanese
superstar and tournament favorite, needed three attempts and
seven-and-a-half additional hours to make weight. With the lack of an
athletic commission to
oversee the procedures and DREAM declining to set an official limit,
Sakurai, who was 0.6 kg (1.3 lb.) over the limit after the official
ceremony, finally made weight on his third attempt.

DREAM.10, which takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama,
Japan, airs in North America on HDNet at 3 a.m. ET Monday morning.

Sakurai is slated to face Lithuanian striker Marius Zaromskis (9-2). DREAM officials did not announce potential contingency plans at the weigh-ins had Sakurai failed to make the required limit of 76 kg (167.2 lb.), but Zaromskis said he’s simply remaining focused on the task at hand.

“I’m not worrying about it,” Zaromskis said. “I’m concentrating on the fight; I’m only thinking about tomorrow.”

The evening’s remaining competitors, including former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho (16-1) – who had his own weight struggles in recent contests – all made weight without incident.

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